Clothes-boiler attachment



April 20,1926. Y 1,581,996

G. F. FINZER CLOTHES BOILER ATTACHMENT Filed March 10. 1924 Vao YPatented Apr. 2o, ,1926.v

UNITED `STATES PAT GEORGE F.' rINznR, or nIcKsvILLE, 01110.

GLOTHES-BOILER ATTACHMENT.

Application filed March 10, 1924. Serial No. 698,174.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that GEORGE F. Firman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hicksville, kin the county of Defiance and State of- Ohio, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Boiler Attachments, of which the following Vis a specification. Y

The invention has for an object to effect improvement in means for handling the domestic wash or home laundry work, and particularly in facilitating ,the conduct of the operation of boiling clothes in the familiar wash boiler. In the cleansing of garments' and other fabrics, it hasvbeen determined by long usage thatboiling the pieces for a period in'water suitably saponilied, and possibly otherwise modiiied, enables the removal of dirt with much less agitation or rubbing than otherwise, and consequently reduces the wear ofthe fabrics in `the laundering process which is often a serious factor. In domestic practice of this method the fabricsare introduced into a suitable quantity of water in a wash boiler which is set upon a stove or other heater and the contents boiled for a period. These boilers are of a limited size, adapted to domestic stoves. One woman 'ordinarily performs the labor on the domestic Wash.

In removing the clothes it iscustomary (on account of the boiler and contents being Vtoo heavy to be moved bodily, and oft-en also 4to conserve heat by introducing a second and even a third batch into the'same water) to remove the fabrics without moving the boiler andvwater therein, and in this there is much risk of spilling water, scalding the person, and of otheraccidents. It is there fore an important aim ofmy invention to improve the means for transferring'fabrics from a wash boiler while resting upon a stove to the end of lessening the spilling of water, injury, and soiling of fabrics, and liability Iof accident generally.

. It is a further. important object to iinprove speciiic structure of elements in such devices, as will be readily understood, the invention also residing in part in the combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be more readily understood from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which*- Figure 1k is a perspective view of a boiler and transfer` device embodying my Vinvention.

Figure 2 is a similar view ofthe transfer.

device alone.

Figure 3 device.

' Figure i isa side elevation thereof.

Figure is a fragmentary perspective view of the swinging end of the grid. There is illustrated a wash-boiier 10 of conventional form, with which there is operatively associated a transfer device li, in the forni of a bucket-like receptacle'. it has a flattened and nearly yor quite vertical side 12, and is also of the same height as the boiler 10, so that it may be set thereagainst is atop view of the transfer `with its fiat side forming a snug iitwith the From the side 12y at its upper edge there is ex-j 'tended a pouring lip 13 curved vdownward side of the boiler atthe upper part'.

in such manner asy to engage within the` boiler l0 and retain the two receptacles against casual separation as long as they are set upon surfaces in the same plane.

The curve of-and space under-the lip, are

suc-h that the transfer device may be pivoted on the edge of the boiler when thel bottom of the transfer device is lifted and swung outwardly for pouring water from this receptacle into the boiler (this involves'a loose fit of the boiler edgek under the lip). The extremity of 'the lip engages the inner surface of the boiler, andthe body of the tra-ns fer device slides slightly upon the edge of the boiler in such operation. lThe sides of the transfer V,device and of the .lip'portion may be raised if desired sufficiently to pre# vent water from spilling over the sides when being poured as indicated. I

The receptacle. 11 is provided with a 14 of heavy -wireV having a handle 15 and pivoted in a familiar way in apertured ears 16 secured to the sides of the `receptacle and extending above its upper edge adistance.

The eyes 17 at the ends of the bail engs-.gedk

in the ears 16, yand byl whiclrthe bailk is pivoted,'are formed preferably by bending bail the Wire outwardly at the beginning of the eye and then curving the extremity inward to complete the eye, so that the end is not exposed at the outer side. This has an important functional value, as `will 'be explained. l

Hinge leaves 19 are provided upon the reoeptacle at itsupper edge adjacent one of the ears 16, and if desired maybe formed' as a unit therewith. Upon these there are hinged respective bars 21 of a grid 20, nor-y mally extending across the top of the receptacle 11 and resting upon its opposite edge portion. These bars are so spaced that with the handle 15 in raised position they may be swung upwardly beside the bail and handle, then outwardly and downwardly to lie beside the receptacle 11 in inoperative position. They are connected at their Y swinging ends by an integral cross portion 22 turned downward at right angles and continued across the ends of the bars, its upper edge between the bars and its lower edge being rolled outwardly, as indicated at 23 and 24 respectively. The portion 22 is located so as to lie close to the outer side of the ears 16 when in operative position, and this results in the eye of the bail serving as a latch to hold the grid in place, but readily movable by moderate pressure upwardly when the bail is raised. In movement to operative position across the receptacle 11 the portion 22 rides upon the bail wire and wards the eye of the bail inwardly as it engages thereupon, a slightly increased pressure being sufficient to cause it to snap under the eye.

Then, when the bail is lowered as indicated in Figure 3, the grid is positively retained in place so that it will withstand the pressure of fabrics within the receptacle 11 when the water is being poured therefrom, as will be explained. VThe bar 21 next the side 12 may be provided with ay series of integral tines 25 adapted to extend into proximity with the lip 13, and it is discretionary whether the other bar is similarly formed or the tines omitted from both. A bottom grip 26 may also be provided on the receptacle 11 at its outer side to facilitate its tilting for pouring of water, if desired.

In use of the appliance, a clothes boiler being upon a stove with fabric contents ready for removal, theV boiler being uncovered, my transfer device is set therebeside with the lip 13 engaged over the edge of the boiler as shown, the grid 2O being in inoperative position. The fabrics are then lifted from the boiler into the receptacle 11 with tongs or other means, and when the water content of the receptacle 11 becomes excessive, the bail is raised and the grid 2O swung kdown to place acrossthe top ofthe receptacle 11, after which the grip and bail aregrasped and the receptacle 11 tilted toward the boiler, the lip 13 serving as al fulorum, until the water is poured back into the boiler. The receptacle 11 may be then raised by the bail 14 and carried to a place for other disposal of the fabrics therein, or may be returned to position to receive further fabrics and the removal and drainage of fabrics repeated as described, before removal of the receptacle 11. In this way the bulky contents of a wash boiler may be removed in easy stages suited to the strength of a frail person, enhancing the safety of the work, and minimizing the liability ofsoiling or injuring delicate fabrics lt will bc seen that the appliance is adapted to be produced in accordance with familiar practice in making sheet metal ware, and is inexpensive, light in weight and adapted to function in a satisfactory way for the the ends in View. Various modifications of structure may be found desirable within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A transfer device for the purpose dcscribed comprising a transfer receptacle adapted for extensive abutting Contact with other receptacles, means to hohl the 'transfer receptacle in such relation to another receptacle removably, a grid pivoted on one side of the receptacle, movable to and from operative relation across the top of the transfer receptacle, and means to relcasably hold the grid in operative position.

2. The device of claim 1 in lwhich the last named means includes a bail on the transfer receptacle, a transverse element on the grid and an eye on the bail havingl a rounded part disposed in the path of said transverse element of the grid.

3. The device of claim 1 in which the grid includes a plurality ofbars hingedly mounted at one side of the receptacle adjacent thc pivot of the bail, two of said bars movable to receive the bail therebetween, and a transverse connection between the outer ends of the bars adapted to swing close beside the side kof the receptacle opposite the hinged mounting of the grid, the bail including an inclined part. extending outwardly of the said transverse connection to be engaged and warded inwardly thereby under upward and downward movement of the grid, the bail being movable downwardly to lie closely over the grid.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature.l

GEORGE F. FINZER. 

